Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-08
GENERAL NEWS.

Near Peru, Indiana, j. Robbins had hii
leg nearly cut off at the knee by an Ak, in 9
companions hand, flying from the handle
while they were chopping tree. Robbins
died before doctor reached him.
An old lady, Mrs. Stewart, of Cedar
lamp explosion. The house was destroyed
At Kilbarry, Ireland, the police were at
tackled with stones and pitchforks while
tenant for rent. The police endeavored to
defend themselves with bayonets, but were
driven from the field. The cattle did not
accompany them.
A game of cards for a quart of whisky
was played at Blue Ridge, Texas, and "Bud'
Scrivener and Ben Eakler were killed with
knives. The stakes hal fortunately been
drank before the knives were dealt.
The general term of the New York su-
preme court, with four judges on the bench,
has affirmed the sentence of "Jake Sharp
and he is to be sent to Sing Sing at once,
though the case is yet to be heard by the
court of appeals.
The stock of wheat now in sight in this
countrr amounts to 30, 163, $50 bushels, of
corn to 7.25O,G99 bushels, and of oats to 4,
754,341 bushels. The stock of wheat at the
present time is 19,436, 74S bushels and of
corn 6,74O,44 bushels smaller than year
ago.
The tobacco crop in the region around
Lynchburg, Virginia, has suffered loss of
one-fourth of its value from the recent frost.
Cardinal Gibbons is journeying from Bal
timore to Portland, Oregon, where he is to
confer the pallium on Archbishop Gross.
The cardinal will makea short stay at Chico
go and Milwaukee.
he wi v,y,I,I Init re
a sensational rumor to the effect that the re-
mains of the great Napoleon have been
stolen from the tomb in the Invalides and
scattered beyond recovery.
A German official, reporting upon the re-
cent frontier shooting, contends that the
French huntsmen were on German soil
when the soldier shot at them. The soldiers
assertion to this effect is supported by one
of the forest guards. tbs added that from
the density of the woods it was impossible
for the soldier to have seen or shot anybody
at the place where the Frenchman's blood
stained the ground, and that he must have
crawled there from the German side of the
boundary.
! At Des Moines, Iowa, two of the liquor
smelling constabIes-George w. Potts and
G. B. Hamilton-were indicted for attempt
to commit murder. In an alteration with
John Hartley, whom the constables proposed
to arrest, Hartley was shot and seriously
wounded.
The Illinois supreme court has decided
that one railroad company can not condemn
any part of the right of way of another for
the purpose of constructing a railroad
longitudinally along the possessing compa-
ny's tracks, and that property already ap-
piled to public use" can not be taken by
condo mnation for railroad purposes.
The receipts at the Chicago stock-yards
for the last nine months show an increase of
900 cattle, a decrease of Lola, 600 hogs,
and an increase of 200 sheep, as COM
pared with the same period last year.
Robbing stage-coaches has become so en-
tirely safe an industry in Texas that single
thief is considered sufficient for its prosecu-
ton. On Thursday night one man stopped
a coach near Ballingter, plundered five men
and three women, and then held the whole
party till another stage came in sight, when
he released the heroic victims, sent them off,
and turned his attention to the approaching
stage, which he also robbed.
For the murder of Chan All Chuck, five
years ago, LIE Sare Bo, a Chinaman, was
hanged in the Jail at San Francisco, Califor-
mia.
The officers of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows arrived at Los Angeles, California,
and were entertained by officials and citi-
Zens. The next annual session of the Sow
ereign Grand lodge is to be held among the
Angeles.